Category: News
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Perth Robotics Firm and Brickworks Launch ‘Wall-as-a-Service’ Offering
FBR’s Hadrian X robot could build up to 300 homes a year The Perth robotics firm behind bricklaying bot Hadrian X has partnered with building materials group Brickworks to launch a joint venture supplying ‘wall-as-a-service’ to the Australian market. Fastbrick Robotics (FBR) and Brickworks today announced they had formed a joint venture called Fastbrick Australia.…
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Westpac Rolling out Red Chatbot to all Customers
Quicker service and fewer call centre calls welcomed by bank’s group CEO Brian Hartzer Westpac is making its new chatbot available to all customers tonight, following a successful roll out to 2.8 million people in March. The chatbot, which is powered by IBM’s Watson AI conversational engine, initially launched to customers via desktop online banking…
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You’re Not Paranoid, Your Phone IS Listening to You
Have you ever had a sneaking suspicion that your phone is eavesdropping on you? Perhaps you were talking about a holiday you want to take, or a pair of jeans you’ve been looking at buying, only to receive oddly specific advertisements for the rest of the week. Sure, sometimes it can be useful. The product…
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AfterPay’s Share Price Continues to Edge Higher on UK Launch
The ‘buy now, pay later’ business has turned its focus towards the UK, where AfterPay Touch Group Limited [ASX:APT] will use the name of its already acquired business: Clearpay. At the time of writing, Afterpay’s share price is still rising after the UK launch announcement, trading at $27.52, up 0.77 on top of yesterday’s 5.47% AfterPay/ClearPay…
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CBA sees 400% Increase in Mobile Payments Since Introducing Apple Pay
Bank had tried to form cartel to take on Apple over digital wallet, but capitulated in January Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has seen a 400 per cent increase in the number of payments made with a mobile since it introduced Apple Pay in January, the bank revealed today. The bank’s capitulation in January followed a lengthy…
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Investors can Learn Plenty from the Future Fund’s Financial Moves
Australia’s Future Fund, founded by former Treasurer Peter Costello in 2006, is still going strong and its financial decisions can help everyday Australians become better investors. The Future Fund manages almost $150 billion of taxpayers’ money and most Australians have no idea what it does with it. Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, created to pay superannuation…
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First Australian fishmonger awarded MSC Chain of Custody
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak-body representing the Australian seafood industry, has welcomed news that Melbourne’s The Fish Shoppe has become the first Australian seafood retailer to be awarded the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) Chain of Custody certification. “Between the ocean and your plate seafood can pass through many stages of the supply chain,…
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ATO mental health support for small business
The ATO has said that it is committed to helping to address the issue of mental health for small businesses. Deputy Commissioner Deborah Jenkins has attended the Small Business Mental Health roundtable chaired by Senator Michaelia Cash, Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education at Parliament House. Ms Jenkins said that the…
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Garage business goes global thanks to Social Media
Sydney jewellery maker Nikita Majajas says she wouldn’t be in business without social media. The one-woman enterprise credits Instagram for transforming the designs crafted in her garage into a global brand. Doodad + Fandango founder Ms Majajas will share insights, tips and online marketing experiences on how to be an online success at the City…
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Appointment of new CEO for Green Building Council of Australia
The Property Council has warmly welcomed the appointment of Davina Rooney as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). “This is a terrific appointment and one that will allow the GBCA to continue to expand its impact as a champion for a sustainable built environment,” said Ken Morrison,…